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OCME Presents the 2016 Annual Report

This Annual Report covers data that resulted from the investigation of 5,765 deaths that occurred in the District of Columbia (DC) during the Calendar Year (CY) 2016.

 

Child Fatality Review Committee 2016 Annual Report

The Child Fatality Review Committee (CFRC) is pleased to present the 21st Annual Child Fatality Review Report covering statistical data from the 38 child/youth fatalities that were reviewed during calendar year 2016. 

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Dec 4 2017
The Violence Epidemic in the African American Community: A Call by the National Medical Association for Comprehensive Reform
Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Roger A. Mitchell, Jr. and Dr. LaQuandra S. Nesbitt, Director of the...
Dec 4 2017
National Association of Medical Examiners Position Paper: Recommendations for the Definition, Investigation, Postmortem Examination, and Reporting of Deaths in Custody
Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Roger A. Mitchell, Jr. and Dr. Francisco Diaz, Deputy Chief Medical...
Nov 20 2017
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Attorney General Karl A. Racine today filed a consumer lawsuit and a motion for a temporary...
Jun 14 2017
Statement from the District Of Columbia’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) has released the cause and manner of death for...
Sep 29 2016
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Offers Media Tour of the District’s Field Disaster Morgue
The District of Columbia’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) is providing media the...

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Dec 4 2017
National Association of Medical Examiners Position Paper: Recommendations for the Definition, Investigation, Postmortem Examination, and Reporting of Deaths in Custody
Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Roger A. Mitchell, Jr. and Dr. Francisco Diaz, Deputy Chief Medical...
Dec 4 2017
The Violence Epidemic in the African American Community: A Call by the National Medical Association for Comprehensive Reform
Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Roger A. Mitchell, Jr. and Dr. LaQuandra S. Nesbitt, Director of the...
Apr 6 2016
District’s Medical Examiner Office Obtains Full Accreditation
The review followed a two-year overhaul of the office by the recently appointed chief medical...
Mar 23 2016
Solving Scientific Mysteries as a Medical Examiner
Dr. Roger Mitchell is profiled by Science Magazine.

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